Tag: Food
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A brief history of sugar
Today, sugar is a ubiquitous substance. The entire world craves for it. But this was not always the case. The spread of sugar is a fascinating study for how products that were once not even necessary have become indispensable today. Here’s a brief history of how it happened – Some sources suggest cane sugar originated…
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History of samosa in 2 minutes
My fascination with Samosas had me go down the rabbit hole of finding their origin story and write a Twitter thread about it. Here’s a brief history of samosa – the snack I crave for every so often! Samosas originated in the middle east. Persian literature from the 10th century has a lot of mentions…